Lynn Guerin: Coach 'Em Way Up

At some point throughout our lives, we all aspire to be a leader. Whether it's being a line-leader at school, a leader of a sports team, or a business leader, leadership is something we all crave.

However, being a leader is only one part of the picture. If you truly want to have an impact on this world, you need to learn how to be a great coach.

Lynn Guerin knows very well that all great coaches are good leaders, but not all good leaders are great coaches.

Lynn serves as the CEO of the John R. Wooden Course LLC and is the President and “Head Coach” of his family-owned coaching, training, and performance development firm, Guerin Marketing Services. For the past 20 years, he has had the unique privilege of partnering with legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden and the Wooden family. His mission is “to make a powerful impact on the businesses we serve and the lives we touch; to help our clients and our team become the best they are capable of becoming in the marketplace and in life".

In this episode, Lynn graciously shares with us his insight and expertise on coaching.

Listen to this episode and learn about:

- Lynn giving credit and thanks to his wife, Tracy (2:40)
- How Lynn met coach Wooden (6:47)
- The role of humility and gratitude in coaching the John Wooden way (16:08)
- Leadership as a subset of coaching (19:41)
- Don't retire, re-fire! (24:18)
- The importance of self-reflection (27:29)
- How to create connection amongst division (33:13)
- Being more interested in the success of others than your own success (39:59)
- Lynn's message to his wife (43:18)

Links:

- Connect with Lynn on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-guerin-949b2210/
- Coach 'Em Way Up - https://coachemwayup.com/
- The John R. Wooden Course - https://www.woodencourse.com/